OSU/CEAT has two NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers. The Measurement and Control Engineering Center (MCEC) focuses on process control and is in a partnership with the Universities of Tennessee and Arkansas with 25 industrial members.

           The Web Handling Research Center (WHRC) with 25 industrial sponsors advances the knowledge base in technologies applicable to the transport and control of continuous-strip materials.

           In addition, the Center for Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CCIM) established with funding from the AT&T Foundation focuses on the modeling, analysis, design, operation, and integration of manufacturing enterprises.